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| Swine Flu Spreads in Two Florida Prisons |
| By mcclatchydc.com |
| Published: 06/30/2009 |
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Swine flu spreading at two Florida prisons MIAMI — Thirteen female inmates in the women's dorm at the Homestead Correctional Institute have been confirmed with swine flu (H1N1), and one has been hospitalized, health officials said Friday. The cases were confirmed between June 19 and Thursday, said Dr. Fermen Leguen, epidemiologist for the Miami-Dade Health Department. Most of the cases are mild, he said. Social visits have been suspended, and dormitories with confirmed cases have been quarantined, preventing residents from mixing with those from other dorms, according to Jo Ellyn Rackleff, spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Corrections. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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